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GLOBAL WEEKLY: SCHNEIDER CONTINUES SHOPPING SPREE; SOLAZYME MAKES SUCCESSFUL DEBUT
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:45:45 -0700
Solazyme, an algae-based oil and fuel company, made its long-awaited stock market debut and it was worth the wait. The company once again exceeded expectations by raising $198 million, compared to previous estimates of $184 million and $100 million. The company priced its IPO on Thursday May 26, 2011, at $18 per share at a valuation just north of $1 billion.
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ASIA & PACIFIC WEEKLY: HUANENG AND NOBAO CHANGED IPO PLANS (AGAIN)
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:45:34 -0700
This week, two Chinese companies changed their minds about IPO: Huaneng Renewable Energy, a state-owned power company subsidiary, restores its IPO plan while geothermal heat pump developer Nobao, which restored IPO plan just two weeks ago, pulled the plan for the second time.
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EUROPE & ISRAEL WEEKLY: SCHNEIDER CONTINUES SMART-GRID SHOPPING SPREE
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:00:33 -0700
French power equipment company Schneider Electric was again the corporation of the week in cleantech, highlighted by the $2 billion bid on Telvent of Spain, a provider of information technology software and services for energy, transport and infrastructure systems.
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North America Weekly: Solazyme Makes Successful Debut
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:55:52 -0700
Solazyme, an algae-based oil and fuel company, made its long-awaited stock market debut and it was worth the wait. The company once again exceeded expectations by raising $198 million, compared...
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Global Weekly: Harvest Power Harvests More Funding; GE Makes another Move in Europe
Thu, 26 May 2011 13:10:28 -0700
Venture investment activity continued to roll this week. We have seen numerous cleantech companies raise Series B funding or above during the past few weeks. Harvest Power and QD Vision...
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Asia & Pacific Weekly: Toshiba Makes Move in Asia; Cleantech Funds Keep Coming
Thu, 26 May 2011 12:59:41 -0700
After the blockbuster acquisition of Landis+Gyr, Toshiba made another transaction in Asia: purchasing stake from a leading Korean wind turbine manufacturer. Also, it seems like funds dedicated to cleantech have...
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Europe & Israel Weekly: Power Corporations Compete for Spotlight
Thu, 26 May 2011 12:56:40 -0700
Energy and power Corporations such as GDF Suez and RWE were making headlines in the past week. Both companies made transactions in regards to renewable energy project development. Meanwhile, it...
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North America Weekly: Cleantech Companies Receive Growth Stage Funding
Thu, 26 May 2011 12:51:26 -0700
A few well-known North American cleantech companies received growth stage funding in the past week. QD Vision, Harvest Power and Morgan Solar all raised capital in Series B or later...
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Global Weekly: Landis+Gyr Finally Found the Perfect Match
Thu, 19 May 2011 13:56:42 -0700
Fisker Automotive, which just closed a $190 million round earlier this year, raised another $100 million to fund production of its vehicles. Meanwhile, several other marquee cleantech companies also received...
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Asia & Pacific Weekly: LED Company Made IPO; Veolia Extends in India
Thu, 19 May 2011 13:52:08 -0700
Although cleantech VC activities have been somewhat missing-in-action in Asia and Pacific, there were still some interesting events going on. Several funds were in the headlines, as well as an...
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Europe & Israel Weekly: Landis+Gyr Found Buyer; ABB Made another Acquisition (Again)
Thu, 19 May 2011 13:47:44 -0700
The much-anticipated Landis+Gyr sale finally happened last week as Toshiba emerged as the buyer. ABB, following the acquisition of Mincom last week, also made another acquisition in the smart grid...
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